AI invoicing & auto-chasing for game dev freelancers – get paid faster.
Solo game developers face rampant payment delays and non-paying clients in freelance gaming gigs, resulting in severe cash flow disruptions.
PayForge generates game-specific invoices with milestones and sends automated, polite reminders based on payment history patterns. It tracks delays in real-time and predicts risky clients using anonymized data. Devs recover 90% more late payments without manual follow-ups.
Solo freelance game developers working on gaming gigs
AI analyzes game gig data to score client reliability and customize reminder tones, unlike basic invoicing tools.
friendly
Create invoices with game asset breakdowns & milestones.
Escalating email/SMS chases based on delays.
AI score predicts payment reliability from gig data.
Real-time dashboard of outstanding invoices.
Pre-built for Unity/Unreal gigs, art, sound.
Send reminders to multiple clients at once.
Connect to Discord/Slack for alerts.
Export payment recovery stats.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_email | text | No |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| due_date | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| invoice_id | uuid | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | No |
| type | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| risk_score | int | Yes |
/api/invoicesGenerate invoice
/api/invoices/:id/remindTrigger reminder
/api/clients/scoreGet client risk score
/api/dashboardOutstanding payments overview
No AI scoring
50 clients
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 3% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 6% | $1,350 | $16,200 |
AI-powered invoices and reminders recover your cash flow – tailored for indie devs.
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Robust accounting
Generic, no AI or game focus
Game-specific AI chaser
Data moat from aggregated payment patterns improving AI.
Explosion of freelance game work post-UE5 accessibility, but payment woes rising with remote clients.
AI accuracy issues
Start rule-based, iterate with data
Devs use free tools
Free tier hooks
Success: 70% would pay
Success: 200 signups
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